Pakistan Studies MCQ #36684

A logic item gives three true premises about June 3 Plan and Mountbatten and asks what followed for timing. Which application is accurate?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36684

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A logic item gives three true premises about June 3 Plan and Mountbatten and asks what followed for timing. Which application is accurate?

    • A) British India would be partitioned and power transferred by mid-August 1947
    • B) Partition would wait until 1950 after a plebiscite in every district
    • C) Bengal would remain permanently undivided under a joint governor
    • D) Punjab would stay British-run indefinitely

    Answer: British India would be partitioned and power transferred by mid-August 1947

    Explanation: The June 3 Plan (Mountbatten Plan) announced by Viceroy Mountbatten on June 3, 1947 provided for the partition of British India and the transfer of power to two independent dominions by mid-August 1947 — an accelerated timeline from the original June 1948 deadline. Pakistan became independent on August 14 and India on August 15, 1947.